Description

Ever felt that the cities were just a little empty? This mod aims to add some more life to all the cities in Skyrim by adding additional NPCs

that will wander about the area.

Currently, 10 or more NPCs will spawn in all the large major cities, and 5 or more will spawn in the smaller major cities - Falkreath,

Winterhold, etc.. So far, the only races are Nords, Imperials, Dark Elves, and Argonians, and the only types of citizens are nobles, commoners,

farmers, mages, and adventurers. More will be added later.

Throughout the day, several NPCs will spawn and walk about the city and interact with their surroundings, and occasionally talk with each other.

They'll head to different parts of the city completely at random, and once reached, they'll look for objects to interact with. When night sets

in, daytime NPCs will head to the local inns and wander and interact with the interior, while night time NPCs will spawn and walk the streets.

The NPCs are randomized every day so it never feels like the same people are out. You'll see farmers, nobles, and adventurers wandering the

cities, simply adding to the ambience. The same NPCs will persist in the city all day until their "sleep" time, and reset whenever they "wake".

This opens a new possibility for the players with shadier characters. Thieving characters will always have fresh pockets to pick every day. For

assassins, there is an endless number of citizens they can practice their art on. However, if an NPC is killed, they will only respawn when the

city's cells are reset, and that is governed by the game's respawn time.

This is my first mod, inspired by Morrowind Comes Alive, and Crowded Cities for Oblivion. I would appreciate it if you could please report any

bugs that you encounter, offer suggestions, or any constructive criticism.

Thank you, and I hope you enjoy the mod!

Requirements: - Skyrim.esm (Patch 1.7, but you can try with earlier versions.)- Update.esm

Instructions for Manual Installation: - If you're updating, I recommend that you do a clean save first.**- Extract all the files into the Skyrim main folder.- Activate the ESP.

**How to make a clean save:To create a clean save, 1) Uninstall the mod.2) Load the save file.3) Save as a new file (Never overwrite, just in case you need to roll back). Your save is now clean of old Populated Cities data!

- Bug: NPCs may not reset if you wait past their sleep AND wake packages.

- Bug: Sometimes NPCs in Solitude may fall to their deaths when entering the city.

- Bug: Save file does not load! I'm stuck at the loading screen when trying to load from the main menu.- Fix: Delete your Skyrim.ini and Skyrimprefs.ini, and let the game create new ones. Some custom ini settings may cause the game to hang at the loading screen. MapMenu settings are a possible culprit. Read this forum thread for more info: Skyrim Hangs Up On Loading

- Bug: NPCs may crowd up at a specific spot when you enter a city for the first time after activating the mod. - Fix: They will disperse after half a minute and won't crowd up again.

Q: Is there any performance loss?A: Yes, after all your PC has to handle more NPCs moving about. Players have reported that there is very little loss in performance in cities, but I lose up to 10 fps looking down from high points. I recommend using Skyboost to improve performance:http://alexander.sannybuilder.com/?altname=skyrim_boost

Q: How did you fix the grey faces?A:creating a master file for the NPCs, and exporting the facegendata. The steps are shown and discussed here:No need for master file, just export the facegendata and it'll be good to go. Check the latest page in this thread:http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1343692-color-mismatch-facebody/page__view__findpost__p__20376971

There IS an alternative, dirtier yet more efficient fix you can read here: http://www.creationkit.com/Talk:Character_Gen_Parts_Tab

Changelog:V2.2.0DUE TO CHANGES TO THE SCRIPTS, A CLEAN SAVE IS NEEDED TO APPLY SCRIPT CHANGES TO THE GAME

-Crash issues should be resolved now. Empty properties in previous version are now deleted, or point to a placeholder.-Changed disabling and reseting script.-Fixed Whiterun merchant and merchant guard. Merchant will now sell, and guard will follow him instead of standing by the gate.-Increased distance a traveler's follower needs to be within before they run.-Changes to general night time AI packages.-Orcs now appear in Markarth.-Additional changes to Populated Cities' NPC levelled lists.

V2.1.0

-Fixed NPC schedules which caused them to exit inns too early.-Fixed Solitude repairmen who were walking to Whiterun.-Fixed mercenary standing in Whiterun all day.-Changed preferred movement speed for following travellers to always walk.-Changed script properties which were giving errors.-Added Repairmen to Markarth and Windhelm.-Added 4 more Redguard nobles.

V2.0.0-Added several more NPCs. Commoners: all races except KhajiitVendorsVendor guardsRepairmenBeggarsMercenaries - Lv 30 warriorsVeterans - Lv 50 warriorsApprentice mages - Lv 20 mages1 Adept mage - Lv 30 mage-NPCs no longer hang out at inns all night. They will wait until 12AM the latest.-NPCs have a chance of entering stores and temples.-Travelers may spawn in pairs.-Up to 3 children may spawn in any of the major cities.-A merchant and his gaurd have a chance of spawning in any of the major cities.-Repairmen may have a chance of spawning in any of the major cities. They will hammer certain metal and wooden structures in the city.-Night time NPCs will spawn at 9-10PM.-Riften citizens will avoid the market area during Brynjolf's sales pitch, making it easier to complete the related quest.

V0.37.4-Fixed a perpetual script error.

V0.37.4-Removed the dragon breath sound effect from the wood elf.

V0.37.3-Cleaned the esp of dirty records. i.e. Accidental changes to stuff in the game that were saved with the esp.-Changed AI Packages so their destinations point to persistent references.

V0.35-Added 15 randomized NPCs to Solitude-Added a Thalmor patrol to Solitude. They will patrol the town every Tuesday so long as the Imperial Legion controls the city, and won't appear if the Stormcloaks won the civil war-Added "Tax Collector" and guard NPCs who'll visit various business buildings every Monday, and sandbox inside the barracks every other day-Added Argonian commoners, and Nord novice mages-Tweaked AI packages, and fixed issue with NPCs not reseting properly-Removed edited levelled list which was part of the main game (May have caused compatibility issues)

v0.30-Fixed issue with crime not being reported by the random NPCs.-Included both meshes and textures to fix the grey faces.-Added NPCs to Whiterun and Windhelm

v0.28-Fixed an issue where NPCs may stand around their spawn doing nothing for several seconds.